ch.9 (all lesson vocab) Flashcards
A stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Balkan Peninsula
A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Mediterranean Sea
The sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor.
Aegean Sea
The western edge of Asia.
Asia Minor
The sea that separates western Greece from southeastern Italy.
Ionian Sea
An island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; the center of Minoan civilization.
Crete
An early city-state of Greece.
Mycenae
Ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece.
Plato
A king who had a civilization named after him where they had games like bull-jumping and the Minoans had great wealth.
King Minos
An out door marketplace in ancient Greece.
Agora
Valuables taken in war.
Plunder
A city on the western coast of Asia Minor; site of the legendary Trojan War.
Troy
A mountain in northern Greece thought by the ancient Greeks to be the home of their gods.
Mount Olympus
A city-state that was the best example of ancient Greek democracy; the capital of modern Greece.
Athens
An ancient Greek city-state that was under strict military rule.
Sparta
900 B.C.-800 B.C. Ancient Greek poet who composed two poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War.
Homer
490 B.C.-429 B.C. Ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon.
Pericles
A traditional story that may include gods and goddesses and often tries to explain events in nature.
Myth
To live forever.
Immortal
A government controlled by a few wealthy people.
Aristocracy
A government by the people.
Democracy
The passing down of stories from person to person orally.
Oral Traditions
In ancient Greece, an Athenian governing body of all citizens older than eighteen.
Assembly
A slave.
Helot
A war fought between the Greeks and the people of Troy with Gods and Goddesses helped heroes on both sides.
Trojan War
Athletic contests held by the ancient Greeks about 3,500 years ago and revived in modern times.
Olympic Games
A city-state that was the best example of ancient Greek democracy; the capital of modern Greece.
Athens
A plain northeast of Athens, Greece.
Marathon
The site of a mighty sea battle between and Persia.
Salamis
A Greek city-state that defeated Sparta.
Thebes
An ancient country in northern Greece; a nation formed after the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Macedonia
470 B.C.- 399 B.C Ancient Greek philosopher who developed an approach to teaching based on asking questions.
Socrates
384 B.C.- 322 B.C. Ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato who wrote more than 170 books.
Aristotle
The longest race in the Olympics, a footrace of about 26 miles.
Marathon
A person who studies truth and knowledge.
Philosopher
Logical thinking.
Reason
An epidemic of an often fatal disease.
Plague
A hired soldier.
Mercenary
A period of time in ancient Athens when magnificent temples were built; artists created statues and monuments; and philosophers extended human knowledge.
Golden Age
An approach to teaching developed by the Greek philosopher, Socrates, which involves teaching people to think by asking questions.
Socratic Method
In Ancient Greece, an alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states.
Delian League
A war that was broken out in 431 B.C. between Athens and Sparta.
Peloponnesian War
An Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade and learning in the Hellenistic Age.
Alexandria
Known as “Alexander the Great” the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Alexander
Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the”father of medicine.”
Hippocrates
Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work.
Archimedes
Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician whose ideas led to the field of geometry.
Pythagoras
Greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry.
Euclid
A period of time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed.
Hellenistic Age
